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Learn Hardcore Swahili: usiku - at night

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 7
/usiku

usiku

Word

usiku

Meaning

at night

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of usiku

Usiku, nitakwenda mtoni kuona kama chura wanarukaruka kando ya maji.

At night, I will go to the river to see if frogs are hopping by the water.

Yeye anacheza mpira usiku.

He/She plays ball at night.

Nikiitumia lenzi hiyo usiku, picha zinaonekana wazi zaidi.

When I use that lens at night, the pictures appear clearer.

Mwili unahitaji kupumzika usiku.

The body needs to rest at night.

Dirisha lilivunjika jana usiku.

The window broke last night.

Usiku, mimi ninatumia darubini kuona nyota.

At night, I use a telescope to see stars.

Mimi ninaona nyota nyingi usiku.

I see many stars at night.

Mnara ni mzuri usiku.

The tower is nice at night.

Daktari anatoa matibabu ya dharura hospitalini usiku.

The doctor provides emergency treatment at the hospital at night.

Ukosefu wa usingizi usiku unaweza kusababisha uchovu mchana.

Lack of sleep at night can cause tiredness during the day.

Kutakuwa na tamasha katika ukumbi mpya ambapo tarumbeta zitapigwa usiku.

There will be a festival in the new hall where trumpets will be played at night.

Ukiendelea kunywa kahawa usiku, usingizi hautakuja.

If you continue drinking coffee at night, you won’t get any sleep.

Desemba, nyumba yetu ina taa nyingi usiku.

In December, our house has many lights at night.

Ikiwa taa hizo zitafanya kazi vizuri, wageni watavutiwa na ukumbi wetu usiku.

If those lamps work well, guests will be impressed by our hall at night.

Si rahisi kusoma usiku.

It is not easy to study at night.

Usiku, mimi natumia tochi kutembea kwenye njia.

At night, I use a flashlight to walk on the path.

Je, njia hii ni salama usiku?

Is this path safe at night?

Nyota huangaza usiku.

Stars shine at night.

Usiku, taa za barabarani zitaangaza kote mjini.

At night, the street lights will shine throughout the town.

Ni muhimu kujifunika na blanketi usiku ili kupata usingizi mzuri.

It is important to cover yourself with a blanket at night to get good sleep.

Nyota zinaonekana usiku.

Stars are visible at night.

Leo mama amenunua koti jipya la kijivu kwa sababu usiku kunakuwa na baridi.

Today mother has bought a new gray jacket because at night it becomes cold.

Je, umewahi kwenda baharini usiku?

Have you ever gone to the ocean at night?

Siri moja ndogo ni kwamba Asha huimba usiku, lakini hajawahi kuonyesha sauti yake hadharani.

One small secret is that Asha sings at night, but she has never shown her voice in public.

Mara nyingine mimi ninapenda kusoma hadithi usiku.

Sometimes I like to read a story at night.

Usiku ninapokuwa na usingizi, ninasoma kurasa chache tu, halafu nazima taa.

At night when I am sleepy, I read just a few pages, then I switch off the light.

Mimi ninaota ndoto nzuri usiku.

I dream good dreams at night.

Usiku tunafunga pazia zito ili nyumba yetu yenye madirisha makubwa iwe na faragha.

At night we close the heavy curtain so that our house with big windows has privacy.

Kesho tutakutana kwako saa mbili usiku kuangalia filamu.

Tomorrow we will meet at your place at eight in the evening to watch a movie.

Kwao hakuna umeme mara nyingi, kwa hiyo wanatumia mishumaa usiku.

At their place there is often no electricity, so they use candles at night.

Shati la mikono mirefu linanilinda dhidi ya baridi usiku.

The long-sleeved shirt protects me against the cold at night.

Usiku tunafunga pazia jepesi na pazia zito pamoja ili tuwe na faragha zaidi.

At night we close the light curtain and the heavy curtain together so that we have more privacy.

Mama anawasha mshumaa sebuleni usiku.

Mother lights a candle in the living room at night.

Rahma anapumzika juu ya benchi akitazama nyota usiku.

Rahma is resting on the bench while looking at the stars at night.

Usiku, tunafunga pazia zito lenye rangi ya kahawia kwa faragha zaidi.

At night, we close a heavy curtain with a brown color for more privacy.

Iwapo umeme utakatika usiku, tutawasha mshumaa nyumbani.

If the electricity goes off at night, we will light a candle at home.

Chumba cha kulala ni kimya usiku.

The bedroom is quiet at night.

Babu analinda ng’ombe zizini usiku.

Grandfather guards the cows in the kraal at night.

Baba analinda nyumba yetu usiku.

Father guards our house at night.

Kama tungesafiri kwa treni usiku, tungewasili mjini asubuhi mapema.

If we travelled by train at night, we would arrive in town early in the morning.

Mimi sipendi kunywa maji ya bomba usiku.

I do not like to drink tap water at night.

Ninapofunga mlango wa nyumba yetu usiku, ninajisikia salama.

When I close the door of our house at night, I feel safe.

Ukiwa na mafua na kukohoa usiku, ni vizuri kunywa maji ya uvuguvugu.

If you have a cold and cough at night, it is good to drink lukewarm water.

Bibi husimulia hadithi za ajabu mara kwa mara usiku.

Grandmother tells amazing stories from time to time at night.

Mama anasema sharubati ya kikohozi inaweza kutuliza koo langu usiku.

Mother says cough syrup can soothe my throat at night.

Mtoto alipolia usiku, mama alimchukua na kumbembeleza mpaka akalala.

When the child cried at night, mother picked him/her up and soothed him/her until he/she slept.

Wala chai wala kahawa sipendi usiku; napendelea maji ya uvuguvugu.

Neither tea nor coffee do I like at night; I prefer lukewarm water.

Mama humbembeleza mtoto anapolia usiku.

Mother soothes the child when he/she cries at night.

Usipovaa sweta, utahisi baridi usiku.

If you do not wear a sweater, you will feel cold at night.

Usiache chakula wazi mezani, kwa sababu panya na nzi wanaweza kukaribia usiku.

Do not leave food uncovered on the table, because rats and flies can come near at night.

Baba anapenda kutazama mechi ya soka usiku.

Father likes to watch a soccer match at night.

Mtoto alianza kutapika usiku, na asubuhi tumbo lake bado lilikuwa limevimba kidogo.

The child started vomiting at night, and in the morning his/her stomach was still a little swollen.

Mtoto alianza kutapika usiku, na asubuhi bado alikuwa na kuhara kidogo.

The child started vomiting at night, and in the morning still had a little diarrhea.

Mbwa mwaminifu hukaa karibu na nyumba usiku.

A loyal dog stays near the house at night.

Mtoto ana pumu kidogo, na jana alianza kuhara na kutapika usiku.

The child has mild asthma, and yesterday he/she started having diarrhea and vomiting at night.

Mtoto akianza kukohoa usiku, mama atampa sharubati ya kikohozi.

If the child starts coughing at night, mother will give him/her cough syrup.

Leo nina mafua na kikohozi kidogo, kwa hiyo sipendi kutoka nje usiku.

Today I have a cold and a slight cough, so I do not like going outside at night.

Usitoke nje usiku bila sweta.

Do not go outside at night without a sweater.

Kukaa bila marafiki usiku kunaweza kuleta upweke.

Being without friends at night can bring loneliness.

Mama alisema ni vizuri kuloweka maharagwe usiku kabla ya kupika.

Mother said it is good to soak beans at night before cooking.

Usiku nikisoma kitandani, huwa ninasinzia haraka.

At night when I study in bed, I usually get sleepy quickly.

Nikisoma usiku, ninapenda utulivu.

When I study at night, I like calmness.

Usiku, mtoto anavaa pijama safi kabla ya kulala.

At night, the child wears clean pajamas before sleeping.

Kuku hulala ndani ya banda usiku.

The chickens sleep inside the coop at night.

Tafadhali, usipige honi karibu na nyumba usiku.

Please do not honk near the house at night.

Mapacha hao hulala karibu na mama yao usiku.

Those twins sleep near their mother at night.

Jiko likitengenezwa leo, mama atapika chakula usiku.

If the stove is repaired today, mother will cook food tonight.

Tunasikia fisi usiku karibu na mbuga.

We hear hyenas at night near the park.

Hapana, sipendi kahawa usiku.

No, I do not like coffee at night.

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